Styx

curse Clarence for the actions he has done. For example, Clarence tells the keeper that Prince Edward, who he had helped kill, shrieked “Seize on him, furies. Take him unto torment.” (57). Richard receives a similar nightmare where the people he betrayed give him the curse of having a terrible death. Shakespeare uses metonymy very cleverly in this passage. This metonymy can be found in “I passed, methought, the melancholy flood, /With that sour ferryman which poets write of, /Unto the kingdom of perpetual night.” (45-47). The word “melancholy flood” is used to represent the river Styx and “that sour ferryman” is used to show that he was ferried by Charon. When Clarence says “Unto the kingdom of the perpetual night” (47), he is referring to going to hell. Shakespeare is referring to Greek mythology where Charon, an old man, ferries the deceased to Hades, the underworld for the good and bad, across river Styx. This metonymy is significant to the poetic nature of the text. This is because it adds euphony to this passage. This euphony allows the feeling of Clarence and his experience he had during his dream be conveyed effectively to the readers or the audience. This metonymy also gives insight into the character of Clarence. It describes the personality of Clarence because of his word choice. The readers get a sense that Clarence is a very poetic person and his choice of words are very elegant. One of the predominant themes in this passage is conscience and love. Clarence tells…

break up and reunion, Styx just like Journey, Foreigner, Kiss &Van Halen, were no exception to the trials and tribulations of the music business. After 13 years apart, the Chicago-based band's classic lineup of vocalist/keyboardist Dennis DeYoung, vocalist/guitarist Tommy Shaw, vocalist/guitarist James Young, and bassist Chuck Panozzo reunited for a successful greatest-hits tour in 1996. Drummer Todd Sucherman replaced John Panozzo, who died of chronic…

Music has the ability to elicit strong sensational feelings from the listener and often it comes from a unique blend of the song itself and the environment surrounding the listener. One song can leave your whole body covered in goose bumps with your hair sticking straight up; this is exactly what happened to me when I heard Renegade by Styx for the first time. Styx is an American rock band from Chicago that dominated the rock scene in the mid 1970’s and early 1980’s. Renegade was released in…

the growth and death of plants.. He may also be alluding to immortality or death. The idea of a women being tricked into eating forbidden fruit that results in consequences for the rest of the world is also universal (Adam and Eve, Pandora’s box) and may be referenced by the author. The River Styx is the river that separates the land of the living from the underworld. The spirits of the dead are ferried by Charon over the river into the underworld. An oath made on the Styx is life-binding, and…

with envy, and Alecto deals with crimes from lust and ambition. There are a fair amount of names to assign them, depending on what plain you glean the name from. In heaven, they are known as Dirae, or the ministers of divine vengeance. On Earth, they can be refersd to by three names, Furies, which refer to the madness that accompanies guilt; Erynnis, from the anxiety and annoyance they plant in their victims minds; and Eumenides, from the calmness they achieve from being begged. Lastly, in Hell…

He was a very charming god but very mischievous. Hermes was also the god of travelers, athletes, and liars. Because of his pranks, Hermes was often in trouble with Zeus. To get out of trouble, Hermes vowed to never lie again and asked to be given the title of Zeus’s messenger. Zeus agreed and gave him a pair of winged golden sandals and a hat which became his symbol. Hermes is best known for escorting shades to the river Styx, undertaking missions for other gods, and just overall being a jack…

When people died their soul would have gone to the Underworld. Once in the Underworld these souls would be judged on what these people did during their lives. The evil souls would be sent far below Hades’s castle where they would be punished, but the good souls would be sent to the beautiful Elysian Fields. The entrustment of the responsibility of care-taking of the Underworld changed Hades. Other myths about the Underworld include that of Cerberus and the river Styx. Cerberus was a three-headed…

Here, souls are either covered in mud or they are completely consumed in the muddy river Styx. Souls not in the river are covered in mud and live eternity striking at each other. These were people who were angry during their lifetime. Souls who are submerged are the ones who were always sad. In Canto eight Dante says, “Sullen were we in the air made sweet by the Sun; in the folory of his shining our hearts poured a bitter smoke….sullen we lie forever in this ditch. This litany they gargle in…

Hesse conjures an undeniable suggestion with the waterway that Siddhartha as often as possible crosses to enter two altogether unique universes. This stream suggests the River Styx, which is situated in the underworld, as indicated by Greek Mythology. The River Styx isolates the universe of the living from the universe of the perished. This is a typical representation of the stream in Siddhartha. With the goal for Siddhartha to leave from the universe of the religious austerity and into the…

pomegranate seed, but Zeus made Hades allow her to return to Demeter for a few months every year. When Persephone comes home, spring arrives with her. When an author alludes to Persephone, he is portraying a beautiful character who brings the feeling of rebirth. This character will be coerced into doing something that she doesn’t love, and is forced to stay there, such as marrying a man that totally controls them. However, this character is the happiest when she is away and back home with…